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stunr55
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Filing jointly, bigger refund when I do wife's tax first

I've tried it both ways, me first and then entered wife's info with a refund of $1300. Then I started over with wife's info first (larger income amount) and then mine with a refund of nearly $4K. Why is there such a difference? I'd like to file the forms with the biggest refund but not if I'm not entitled to it. What should I do?